Program Sessions

This orientation introduces the new graduate student TAs to the culture of teaching Biology at UBC, their role as a TA, and the expectations we have of them. They will consider some of the situations that confront a TA before they face their students and be made aware of resources available on campus.

In this workshop participants will:

• Define diversity, equity, inclusion, and basic terminology regarding equity-deserving groups including: 2SLGBTQIA+, racial and ethnic minorities, and disabled and neurodivergent groups
• Explain the importance of using appropriate terminology, and the harm that can come from not doing so
• Implement simple actions that establish a safe, equitable and inclusive environment for all students
• Plan strategies to foster an inclusive learning environment for students, including considerations of respecting myriad intersecting student identities
• Anticipate and respond to common relevant situations/conflicts in a way that is supportive

In this workshop participants will:

• Design realistic, achievable, measurable, and student-centred learning objectives
• Analyze any learning objective with respect to Bloom's Taxonomy
• Describe several assessment techniques and recognize their alignment with particular types of learning goals
• In your teaching team, work together to evaluate student assessments fairly, professionally, and efficiently
• Evaluate assessment techniques as learning/feedback opportunities